Al Takwaeer

1 When the sun is covered,

1 Itha alshshamsu kuwwirat

1 When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]

2 And when the stars darken,

2 Waitha alnnujoomu inkadarat

2 And when the stars fall, dispersing,

3 And when the mountains are made to pass away,

3 Waitha aljibalu suyyirat

3 And when the mountains are removed

4 And when the camels are left untended,

4 Waitha alAAisharu AAuttilat

4 And when full - term she - camels are neglected

5 And when the wild animals are made to go forth,

5 Waitha alwuhooshu hushirat

5 And when the wild beasts are gathered

6 And when the seas are set on fire,

6 Waitha albiharu sujjirat

6 And when the seas are filled with flame

7 And when souls are united,

7 Waitha alnnufoosu zuwwijat

7 And when the souls are paired

8 And when the female infant buried alive is asked

8 Waitha almawoodatu suilat

8 And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked

9 For what sin she was killed,

9 Biayyi thanbin qutilat

9 For what sin she was killed

10 And when the books are spread,

10 Waitha alssuhufu nushirat

10 And when the pages are made public

11 And when the heaven has its covering removed,

11 Waitha alssamao kushitat

11 And when the sky is stripped away

12 And when the hell is kindled up,

12 Waitha aljaheemu suAAAAirat

12 And when Hellfire is set ablaze

13 And when the garden is brought nigh,

13 Waitha aljannatu ozlifat

13 And when Paradise is brought near,

14 Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.

14 AAalimat nafsun ma ahdarat

14 A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].

15 But nay! I swear by the stars,

15 Fala oqsimu bialkhunnasi

15 So I swear by the retreating stars -

16 That run their course (and) hide themselves,

16 Aljawari alkunnasi

16 Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

17 And the night when it departs,

17 Waallayli itha AAasAAasa

17 And by the night as it closes in

18 And the morning when it brightens,

18 Waalssubhi itha tanaffasa

18 And by the dawn when it breathes

19 Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,

19 Innahu laqawlu rasoolin kareemin

19 [That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger

20 The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,

20 Thee quwwatin AAinda thee alAAarshi makeenin

20 [Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],

21 One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.

21 MutaAAin thamma ameenin

21 Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.

22 And your companion is not gone mad.

22 Wama sahibukum bimajnoonin

22 And your companion is not [at all] mad.

23 And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.

23 Walaqad raahu bialofuqi almubeeni

23 And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.

24 Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.

24 Wama huwa AAala alghaybi bidaneenin

24 And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.

25 Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,

25 Wama huwa biqawli shaytanin rajeemin

25 And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

26 Whither then will you go?

26 Faayna tathhaboona

26 So where are you going?

27 It is naught but a reminder for the nations,

27 In huwa illa thikrun lilAAalameena

27 It is not except a reminder to the worlds

28 For him among you who pleases to go straight.

28 Liman shaa minkum an yastaqeema

28 For whoever wills among you to take a right course.

29 And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.

29 Wama tashaoona illa an yashaa Allahu rabbu alAAalameena

29 And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.